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hi brett, welcome.

My wife prepares the best :-) We buy it raw from Jumbo supermarket, roast it with a salt basting sauce and then serve it with papas al horno and a nice glass of red. Costs us 50 pesos to buy and prepare enough beef for 4 people. Takes 45 mins to roast. Delicious!!

How the hell do you know about the chaser? Are you an aussie too? If yes, i'll throw another prawn on the barbie for ya!

You have to give it to the brits, they were once great but now.... well, their quest to retain the last bastions of the empire are somewhat undignified. Gotta love hugh grants accent though.

this is a poorly understood aspect of the history of this country so i fully understand why the brits are indignant. They basically built argentina into an economic powerhouse and now there is no recognition of what they did here. If it wasn't for them, argentina would not have the rail...

in my search i have observed that capital liquidity is thin here due to perceived risk which in part drives up the interest rate. The mortgage establishment fees are high because the lender who uses the house as security against default depends on an inefficient legal system. This increases risk...

I just want to add that i don't mind paying a higher interest rate for Argentina if absolutely necessary but the brokers and agents seem to be cloaking extra fees in the interest payments, agents fees and escribanos fees. The house in question would be worth over $500k so in Sydney. I'm kind of...

It is in Dollars.

GouchoBob, have you had negative experiences with mortgages here in BA?

I'm looking for some advice. Do you know anything about the mortgage market here in Buenos Aires and can you recommend a product without exorbitant establishment fees or interest? I've been looking around and the private, non-bank mortgage companies are prohibitively expensive... For example...

Emerging Cast, you may find better support for your idea by posting in the services offered forum found here: http://baexpats.org/services-offered/. We are a naturally cynical bunch on this board and for good reason. We frequently see new people float past selling services, with business ideas...

hmmmm, different values, attitudes and dress style = wrong. Let me tell you, wrong is a very subjective term which implies that you, the original poster, think are right in you view. Do you truly believe this or are you just joking with us? It can been argued that racism and elitism...

one year ago, corner of fitzroy and costa rica my friend and i were robbed by two fake transvestites at 5am while walking home. No gun, knife, just a fast approach, groping in pockets with the premise of a sexual advance. They stole my friends cell phone but we persued them and took it back...

I've mostly experienced good taxis but have been ripped off many times by the 'gringo tour', less so by fake 50, 10 peso notes. it is annoying when it happens but it goes with the territory of living here, which is my choice. i've never received fake notes from citi atm's so my sympathies go out...

Thanks deadlegs adn Ryoga, I'll give those places a try. I've been to el unico and it's great but will try Congo and the other.

I want to head out for some drinks and would like to know which bars and clubs you recommend in Palermo, mainly around Hollywood. A fun crowd, good prices, chill out music and 25-45 age group... where do you recommend I go?

i recommend that you seek a switch mode converter rather than the brick. Brick transformers are bulky, old technology and inefficient. Switch mode converters are tiny by comparison (1/10th the size) and properly convert 60hz to 50hz which is an important but often overlooked requirement.

Citygirl, similar to you, i've had some really good friendships with expats but they leave which is disappointing. I'm here for the long haul and approach expat friendships with caution due to the amount of effort and limited free time available required to establish a friendship versus the long...

I like steveinbsas's suggestion about inviting them first. Here in BS you communicate different levels interest 'when' and to 'where' you invite prospective friends. Sunday 'asado' lunch is a big thing here and is quite intimate. Asado sends a strong message that you really want friendship...

For netflix, you need a USA billing address and an IP address within the USA. According to 2GuysInPM, your IP address need not be in the USA for for AppleTV.